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The members of the Chinook Volunteer Fire Department invite the community to join them as they honor Kraig Hansen and Preston Gilmore, two longtime local firefighters who recently retired. The event will be held 1pm-3pm on Saturday, June 10, at the Chinook Fire Hall at the south edge of the city. Kraig Hansen, who served as Chief of the Chinook department for 20 years, retired January 31 of this year. Before joining the Chinook department he was Chief of the Harlem Volunteer Fire Department for...
The Meadowlark Elementary school in Chinook took full advantage of Spring fundraisers thanks to the quick actions of Librarian Sue Reid. The "Books are Fun, Book Blast Voyage" nearly sailed right on by, "I got the phone call in the library and it sounded like a great fundraiser," said Reid. "They said that I was the only one all that day that remembered the Books are Fun Company! I convinced the administration that it would be a good fundraiser to get books in the kids hands right before summer...
Blaine County Library Monday Hangout for grades 7 and 8 at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday Story Time for ages 5 and under at 10:30 a.m., Children’s Summer Library Program at 1:30 p.m., and Hangout for grades 5 and 6 at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday Beat the Heat Movie at 1:30 p.m. Thursday LEGO/STEAM Club at 1:30 p.m. American Lutheran Church Chinook American Lutheran Church has changed Worship Time to Sundays at 10 AM. Rotating Joint Services are now held on the first Sunday of every month at 11 AM. No worship services will be held at Chinook American Lutheran C...
Loretta Beck went to Whitewater on Monday last week to watch her great grandson participate in the Track and Field day, and also visited with Brandon, Daniella, and Blade. Terry and Brenda Mohar went to Fort Peck on Saturday to visit the Cardas camping. Terry and Dusty went to Hank Williams Fort Peck Theatre. Loretta Beck rode to Turner with Kathy Zellmer to watch the 5th and 6th graders put on their puppet show. On the way home, Kathy, Loretta, and Susie Mason visited at the Ralph Snider home. Susan Billmayer was in Great Falls on Wednesday...
Commencement Exercises on the Big Flat took place in the Turner Public School (TPS) Gymnasium on Saturday, May 20 when two seniors and eight eighth graders graduated. Mrs. Diana Maloney, the First and Second Grade Teacher for TPS, served as the Commencement Speaker for the Class of 2023. Family members and other guests gathered in the gym, which had been decorated on Thursday and Friday with red, white, and blue lights, stars, and metallic streamers. The Class of 2023's motto, a line from a...
On Tuesday afternoon, May 23, the fifth and sixth graders at Turner Public Schools presented a Reader's Theater performance to an audience of school personnel, students, parents, and other invited guests. With puppets they created to reenact fractured folk tales they had written, the group performed five puppet shows. Their teacher, Mrs. Elissa Zellmer designed the activity as a way to introduce students to readers' theater as well as to discuss the concept of folk tales and their purpose in...
As per tradition, Harlem Elementary held its annual Track and Field Day on Friday, May 19th. Intuitive P.E. teacher, Mr. Moe Denham, again managed to choose the perfect day for the event; even the smoky air seemed to stay away for the kids' special track meet. The students' families were on hand to cheer on their tracksters, and were also treated to sub sandwiches and chips for lunch, compliments of Ft. Belknap Indian Community Programs, and served by Leslie Horn, Pat Cole, and Cheryl Horn....
On Tuesday, May 16, Turner Public School students in grades 7-12 travelled to Harlem High School (HHS), where they joined Harlem Middle School and HHS students, as well as students in grades 6-8 from Chinook for an assembly on Responsible Online and Cell Phone Use. The student group heard speaker, Richard Guerry share his thoughts on topics that included cyber bullying, digital citizenship, social media, and cell phone safety. The group was welcomed by Mr. Paul Condon, Junior/Senior High School...
The Chinook School Board held a reorganizational meeting prior to the regular scheduled meeting on Tuesday, May 9. Chairman Billmayer called the meeting to order at 7:45 PM. The first order of business was the appointment of Justin Liddle to the Board (1 year). A motion to appoint Justin Liddle to the Board for one year was made by Trustee DePriest and seconded by Trustee Stroebe, the motion carried unanimously. The next order of business was the installation of Board Members and Oath of Office: Justin Liddle, Tim Malsam, Robert Kelley, Frank...
The Chinook community hosted the Red Cross blood drive on Tuesday, May 9th. We had 48 donors presenting with 42 productive units on a goal of 46. Great job everyone. We had 3 first time donors: Oliver Standiford, Eleesha Bell and Tess Langford. We also had one donor registering for the first time in a long while, Michelle Sather. We hope this was the first of many donations for all of you. The canteen was hosted by the United Methodist Church. Rita Surber and Cherie Edwards spent the day keeping the plates full. The hard work and time that goes...
Blaine County residents entering the Montana Meth Project's Paint the State 2023 art contest now have the opportunity to compete for major cash prizes thanks to the generous support of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation. Prizes totaling more than $100,000, including three $10,000 grand prizes, will be awarded to the top submissions. One winner could win up to $20,000. The Meth Project launched Paint the State 2023 earlier this year as a much-needed on-the-ground drug prevention...
Loretta Beck visited with Dale and Laura Sherwood while she was in Great Falls on Wednesday. Susan Billmayer visited Jane Krass intermittently on Thursday, stopping to watch the divisional track meet on NFHS. Loretta Beck attended Turner’s graduation on Saturday. Grandchildren Ty Beck and Holly Grabofsky graduated from eighth grade. Congratulations to all the graduates. Afterwards, she attended the reception for the eighth graders at the Legion Hall, and then a graduation supper at the Shawn Beck home honoring Ty and Holly. Susan Billmayer a...
Two miles south of the city of Havre, Saddle Butte rises approximately 2,710 feet above sea level. This was the site of the Havre Trails Hike on Saturday, May 13. Hikers congregated at 10:00 a.m. at the trailhead to hike the 1.25 miles of moderately difficult terrain. Because there are no formal trails, certain areas on the hiking route offered a somewhat steep incline and the occasional tricky foothold. According to Hike Contact Lindsey Bennett, the hike took place over the course of two hours...
Spring is the favorite season of the year for many and the reasons why are generally pretty similar. Saying goodbye to winter, calves being born and green grass showing more and more each day brightens the spirits of many. Longer days, warmer temperatures and just getting outside pretty much sums up their feelings. May is National Mental Health Month and folks in North Central Montana have become increasingly aware of the importance of community awareness and being supportive of those seeking Me...
The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee is sponsoring two Ag Awards. The Outstanding Agricultural Leader and Outstanding Agricultural Advocate awards, to be presented during the upcoming 2023 NARC (Northern Ag Research Center) Field Day on June 29th, 2023. The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee began the Ag Leader and Ag Advocate Awards 23 years ago, in order to celebrate the contributions made by producers and community members in our communities who have contributed to the strength and vitality of...
Beginning May 15 and running through June 30, nonresident hunters can register their name to the Alternate’s List on MyFWP. Every year, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks gets several unused nonresident combination licenses (big game, general elk and general deer combination licenses) returned by customers. FWP resells these returned licenses through the Alternate’s List. The Alternate’s List is an option for nonresident hunters to express their interest in purchasing one of these returned licenses by registering their name to this listing. A hun...
A crowd of over 125 People attended the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation fundraising event on Friday, May 5th, Cinco De Mayo. The event included a Taco Bar and Margaritas, keeping with the traditions of the day. A fun time was had by all and the group plans to do another Bingo event in the future. Bingo enthusiasts from Chinook and the surrounding areas attended....
The Montana Seed Show has awarded one scholarship in the amount of $300 for this year to Jessica King of Harlem, MT. The scholarship is awarded to an individual who has shown excellence in scholastic achievement (C average or above), community involvement, extra-curricular sports or clubs and participation in the Montana Seed Show. All applicants must be high school seniors attending college or trade school next year....
Blaine County Library The Blaine County Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday May 22nd at 4:30 p.m. American Lutheran Church Chinook American Lutheran Church has changed Worship Time to Sundays at 10 AM. Rotating Joint Services are now held on the first Sunday of every month at 11 AM. No worship services will be held at Chinook American Lutheran Church on these days. Please contact the church at 406-357-2373 if you have any questions. If no one answers, please leave a message. Harlem Library The Book Challenge...
Darwin Zellmer visited Loretta Beck Monday afternoon. Matt and Annie Klindworth and kids and, Kelsey and Shawn Mariani and Liam were visitors at Duane and Carol Klindworth’s home for a Mother’s day barbecue. They also celebrated Isaac’s 10th birthday! Loretta Beck went over to Crystal Grabofsky’s on Thursday and they canned stewed tomatoes. On the way home, Loretta stopped at the Lutheran Church in Turner for the Red Cross Blood Drawing. Susan Billmayer attended part of the District Track Meet in Havre on Wednesday. She also visited with Ji...
The Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis are caused when a solar storm lets off gasses and some of the energy and particles travel through the magnetic fields at the north pole into the earth's atmosphere and interact with gasses in our atmosphere. The result is colorful displays of light in our sky. Different colors are created by different gasses. The same phenomena occurs at the south pole and is called the Southern Lights or Aurora Australis One factor in predicting the potential for seeing the N...
Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement. In honor of Earth Day, the student body at Turner Public Schools went out as a group and picked up litter on May 4. School Librarian and Kindergarten Teacher, Mrs. Shelly Harmon organized the students into grade band groups and assigned each to an area in Turner-from the train depot to the park to Hogeland Road. Wearing gloves and carrying their trash bags, the crew collected debris, not...
With the high levels of snow and very warm temperatures this spring, boaters can expect high waters soon. The combination of high water and high expectations can be deadly when conditions are too extreme for safe boating. It can be hard to put safety ahead of adventure when you’ve spent hours planning a boat trip, but sometimes the only safe choice is to stay off the water. All water users should wear a well-fitted U.S. Coast Guard approved personal flotation device, or life jacket, when on and around the water. If you are in a boat or even n...
